Punjab Minister Harbhajan Singh on Friday strongly criticised Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa for his remarks against him, calling the comments “low-level, anti-poor and anti-labour.”
Bajwa had earlier accused Singh of corruption and made a personal comment about his background as a band performer. He said, “He who used to be a band player will be taken to task by us.”
Responding to the remarks, Singh said, "Our entire team is protesting against Pratap Singh Bajwa's remarks. I am the son of a band musician, and it is only because of the support of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann that I have reached this position. The Congress's low-level, anti-poor, anti-labour mentality has been exposed. We have come to the Vidhan Sabha to protest, and this will be the final nail in Congress's coffin.” He further added that he would not allow the matter to pass quietly and would continue to raise the issue.
Meanwhile, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the Punjab government’s upcoming state budget, which will be presented on March 8, will be a “historic” one. He highlighted the increase in excise and GST revenues over the past four years.
Cheema said “Our budget, coming on Women's Day on March 8 will be historic. We have made significant gains in the last four years. Whether it's excise or GST, when the Congress government was in power, its treasury received Rs 27,395 crore in excise revenue. To date, in 46 months, we have received Rs 37,975 crore. Furthermore, if I talk about GST, when the Congress government was in power, they only brought in Rs 61,000 crore, but during our four-year tenure, we have recorded revenue of Rs 83,000 crore."
Earlier, on February 26, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat issued a notification summoning the Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha to meet for its 12th Budget Session beginning March 6.
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